The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-05
AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
Miss Mamie Wilmer, of Westminster, is the
guest of the Misses Thompson, at Annapolis,
Md.
The Westminster FIGURING Mills, of W. 5.
Myer & Bro, shut down last Saturday for re-
pairs.
The German Detective, sparkling comedy,
will be given at Odd Fellows Hall, tonight
Saturday.
The directors of the First National Bank
are going to have portraits of their Presi-
dents painted. A good idea.
A Chester white sow belonging to John Fl:
Benner, near Uniontown, recently narrowed
twenty-one pigs. Ten are living.
During February FIVE bills of sale, seven
teen mortgages and forty two deeds were re-
corded at the Clerks office, and seventeen
marriage license were issued.
The first snow drops of the season bloomed
in Mrs. G. Shellman's garden, this city, on
the 25th of February. The next day they
were buried under ten inches of snow.
The ADVOCATE returns thanks to DIR. j. J..
Weaver, IT., now travelling in the South, for
late Southern papers; and to Col. McKellip
for the daily papers at the Hot Springs, Ark.
Rev. Geo. W. Heyde is attending Confer
euce in Baltimore, and is the guest of Philip
Darby, 1105 Lanvale street. He has served
the three-year limit here, and will be trans
ferred to another charge.
The City Hotel is being repaired. Carpen-
tiers, plasterers, painters and paper hangers
will soon have the place remodeled and look
ing fresh and neat. The hotel will be open
again about the LIST of April.
Thret, nl11tired farmers of Carroll will re-
z.wazev to- Wsstm;pster 10 reside this spring;
Alkaunb from napuiuuc
John Wagner, from Woolery's district, and
Jacob Myerly, who lives on the Spring Mills
road.
Lewis Wilson, of this city, colored, was on
Monday sentenced to the House of Correction
for six months by Justice G. W. CrapsteF,
as a habitually disorderly person. He was
taken to the institution on Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Zeiber.
Mr.. Wendelin Gilbert 102 Pennsylvania
avenue, this city, got 499 eggs during the
month of February from thirty hens. The
number for January was 359, or H. dozen in
all for the two months. At an average OF IL
cents dozen, the revenue would be Sl2.s7.
The Irving Literary Gazette, the SPACE
,mo=thly paper published at Western Mary
land College, by the Irving Literary Society,
has entered upon its seventh volume, with a
change of editorial staff, and with promises OF
greater energy 10 its conduct. The editors
for this term are Messrs, P. W. Kuhns and
E. c. Wimhrough.
Chas. G. H. Stoll, student Of New Wind
,sor College, died rather suddenly las SaDday
of congestion of the lungs. He was fifteen
wears of age, and son of Herman Stoll, OF
Brooklyn, Anne Arundel county. After flu
neral services by Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Jelly, Pres
ident of the College, his remains were taken
ito his father residence on Monday afternoon.
The Power family have gone to Baltimore,
and are located at S04 Calhoun street. Mr..
w. W. Power has contracted to manage Mon
terey Springs, on the Blue Ridge, the coming
season. The Springs Company have secured
the services of an efficient manager, who will
mot only conduct everything in first-class style,
but his popularity will draw patronage to the
place.
The warehouse property belonging to the
Stouffer estate, and occupied for some years
past by E. o. Grimes & Co., was sold at pab-
lie sale last Tuesday, by l.. p. Slinglutf, trus-
tee, and was purchased by Z. o. Grimes
Co., for So, OPS. It lies along the railroad, in
the very business centre of Westminster, and
is valuable property that will continually
appreciate.
Mrs. Annie Lise has rented her farm, near
Glen Falls, for this year, to l.. ii. Baxter,
who has lived on the place and managed the
farm for several years. ID. W. Gray has taken
charge OF his fathers (Jos. j. Gray farm,
near the same place, and Mr.. Dorsey, who
has conducted the farm for Mr.. Gray for four
years, goes to B. +. McGlone's farm ut the
paper factory.
1t is announced that the B. and o. Rail-
road Company contemplates removing the up
per bars and girders of their bridges at Wood
bine and Marriottsville, which have recently
been the cause of the death of two brakemen
while passing over the road. A site has been
selected for new depot Mt Gathers Sid e,
on the Main Stem of the b. and o. Railroad,
the land for which has been presented by a
number of the adjoining property owners.
David Shaun, young man, aged about %
wears resident of Frederick, was caught be-
Tween two freight cars Mt the Seventh street
9ssing of the Pennsylvania Line Railroad
there last week. aud sustained injuries from
which it is feared he nay not recover. He
was returning home ON the freight train from
Port Deposit. whittier he had gone several
days ago in search Of work. He was engaged
in erecting the telephone line ia this city, and
after its completion spent sometime in the
telephone exchange here.
The Sunday School of Centenary NJ. Z.
Church, this city, held its annual Missionary
Anniversary last Sunday night. The program
consisted of short addresses and grand Choir
asas, accompanied by cornet, clarinet and
baritone players from the Westminster Band.
The exercises were conducted by Col. S. K.
Herr, superintendent of the school. and Mr..
Frank Mitten led the singing. Addresses
were made by several Of the students, and the
classes, in handing in their contributions, re-
az fed appropriate verses from scripture. The
SAtal contributions amounted to Se8. is, which
ere afterwards increased to about $4,000.
The hile book on Westminster, Nd, has
received very general notice from the press,
the latest being from the Centreville Record,
Upper Marlboro Gazette and the Baltimore
telegram. Thus in addition to the general
advertising the book itself viii do, Westmin
sisrs advantages have been noted in some
fifty journals in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia. These notices have
attracted attention, and quite number of
orders have been received for the little book,
Over two hundred copies we're sold last week
.aad an equal numhsr this week. The supply
is large. and as it s ip ended to place bsfnre
the outside world the city's advantages for
sosidence or bu iuess. our business men and
other citizens should buy and circulate them.
As boom has been started, let us keep it